A recent deal with a Japanese-French consortium will yield important short-term benefits for all involved.

Through an ASEAN grouping, Tokyo means to reassert itself.

Mutual economic and energy interests have led Japan and Russia to put aside a long-standing dispute.

Most interesting is the suggestion that united Korea would benefit from the North's nuclear weapons.

Drones enable China to monitor disputed waters in the South and East China seas.

New policies suggest Japan is becoming more creative in managing its economic troubles.

This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.

Financial and political constraints will make it harder for many governments to maintain balance in the coming months.

This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.

China's organizational changes have particular significance for the dispute with Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands.